Yes, I replaced the @hitty originals.
A friend and I make these after the stock mild steel & ceramic coating dulled to no polish, after only four years. The glass pack blew out after three years, so when it came time to replace the exhaust, we wanted something to last much longer and be nice looking.
The kit is all highly polished 304 stainless steel, which will never rust and is easier to polish than a ceramic coating. It had no glass pack to burn out or mounting tabs inside to rattle loose. Ours is pressed into place. The muffler (as pictured) has louvers to quite the sound and has no restrictions to take TQ & HP away.
All you need is to make or buy the four hole primaries flange/plate's. The reason we don't supply them is because every cobra manufacture and header builder are different. Just about every custom exhaust business can make these for you. You'll need a total of four. What are your primaries tube size ? 1-5/8, 1-7/8 or 2" ?
A small block should be 1-5/8" or better yet, the 1-7/8".
A big block 2".
Look at the details of our kit. The collector's and turn outs slide in-between the inner & outer muffler sleeve, for a clean tight fit and requires only a small tig weld.
The "strap" you mentioned,... are the rear hangers. The strap end is to be welded under the muffler, and the other end will weld or bolt up,... under the car to the frame or any other bracket. One done, you can hardly see the hangers. All of the parts are top-notch, nothing cheap here and should last for many,.....years, possibly the life of the car. Mine and others are now 7 years old with no issues, try that with mild steel and any coatings.
These are expensive at $2,200, but you always get what you pay for in life. I checked out a company that is selling a pair for cobras, for around $1,400, but they use a much lower quality stainless steel and don't know what they use for a muffler. I'll give you my word, that I only make $200 per set. It's not for the money, but the beautiful appearance and sound they make. The stainless has a much deeper tone than mild steel.
The stars & points that you see on my photo bucket page, are welded together and then welded in-between the primaries to direct flow into the collectors, creating a pulling vortex, and expelling the exhaust. They work great.
Click on & listen to the video link below. I made this video only, for the buyer of my 428 FE, but you can here what our pipes sound like. Awesome.... lol
Watch others on my youtube page for idling & cruise sounds also.
For buyer of my engine #7 - YouTube
(no traction & feathering the throttle all the way, = Fun !
Very,....restrictive mufflers on some poor guys cobra's exhaust. What the Bloody-Hell ?
Ours- (can you say baseball)
Collector slides in-between muffler housings-
Points & Stars welded together to direst flow-
I used filler rod to smooth out the weld and polished it. I left the collector weld as is, so people can see the difference. Some like seeing a great weld.
Finished-
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